On-pitch football protests: a brief history – in pictures
A man handcuffs himself to the goalposts on Tuesday night during the Premier League match between Everton and Manchester City at Goodison Park Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty ImagesFC Basel supporters rain tennis balls down on to the pitch to protest against a changed kick-off time for the Swiss Super League match against FC Luzern in 2010Photograph: Pascal Lauener/ReutersA bad start for Norwich in League One as fans throw their season tickets at manager Bryan Gunn during a 7-1 home defeat to Colchester on the first day of the 2009-10 campaign. Gunn was sacked a few days laterPhotograph: Chris Radburn/PA Archive
A streaker protests at the game between Wimbledon and Leicester City in 2002 ahead of the Dons' proposed move to Milton Keynes. They went anywayPhotograph: David Field/Action ImagesA spectator who ran on to the pitch is removed by security staff just prior to the Euro 2000 quarter-final between Italy and France. The protest was in support of Basque prisoners.Photograph: Yves Logghe/ApDavid Beckham puts on a green and yellow scarf handed to him by Manchester United fans, in support of the anti-Glazer protestPhotograph: Jon Super/Associated PressA Middlesbrough fan is led off the pitch by stewards after throwing his season ticket at manager Steve McClaren during the 2005-06 campaign. Middlesbrough were struggling in the league at the time but recovered to reach that season's Uefa Cup final. McClaren went on to manage EnglandPhotograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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